Kimilili weather in May

In May, Kimilili sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 213 mm of rain across 22.1 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 25°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 15% of the time in May, and the air most often feels comfortable.

Daylight stretches from about 12 hours at the start of May to 12 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Kimilili's 6th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kimilili's year-round climate.

Daytime high
25°
8th warmest
Overnight low
15°
10th coldest
Rainfall
213 mm
22.1 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
6:36 AM – 6:38 PM
Cloud cover
69%
6th clearest
Wind
4 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
4.74 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.0
out of 10

Kimilili is human settlement.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 25°C through the month.

A typical May day in Kimilili reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 15°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 22°C and 27°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 1°C cooler than April and about 1°C warmer than June.

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Kimilili weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 8th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan27° / 14°607.8126.9
Feb28° / 15°666.6126.4
Mar28° / 15°12511.6126.0
Apr26° / 16°18920.3124.8
May25° / 15°21322.1125.0
Jun24° / 14°21322.2124.9
Jul23° / 14°22327.1124.1
Aug23° / 14°26626.4124.3
Sep24° / 14°17518.5125.5
Oct25° / 15°14019.2125.3
Nov25° / 15°10416125.6
Dec26° / 14°668.5126.8

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 15% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 67%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11981
21981
31882
41981
52179
62179
72377
82377
92476
102674
112773
122872
132971
143169
153268
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203961
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224258
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254456
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294654
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Kimilili gets around 213 mm of rain over 22.1 wet days in May. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 72% and peaks near 80% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
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1967
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2264
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2664
2764
2865
2966
3066
3167

Humidity in May

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of May feels comfortable — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, May lands in the comfortable band about 78% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
116795
215805
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413816
512826
612826
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912835
1012835
1112835
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1415805
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Wind in May

Winds average 4 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 4 km/h on the calmest days to 4 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
14calm
24calm
34calm
44calm
54calm
64calm
74calm
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104calm
114calm
124calm
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Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 hours at the start of May to 12 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 0 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 6:38 AM to 6:37 AM, and sunset from 6:39 PM to 6:40 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.06:386:39
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Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 4.74 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.33 kWh/m² to a high of 6.39 kWh/m² in February across the year — May's 4.74 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Kimilili?

Our two travel scores rate May for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

5.0
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
4.3
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Kimilili for sightseeing.

What to pack for Kimilili in May

From May's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In May, Kimilili sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 15°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 22 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in Kimilili in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 12 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Kimilili peaks around March 14 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 20 at about 11 (extreme).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 14UV 16Jun 20UV 11
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep14Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec12Extreme

Air quality in Kimilili in May

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where May falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Kimilili is worst in December — around 83 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

0306090JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyDec 1883 µg/m³Aug 2270 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan82Unhealthy
Feb80Unhealthy
Mar79Unhealthy
Apr74Unhealthy
May73Unhealthy
Jun78Unhealthy
Jul74Unhealthy
Aug70Unhealthy
Sep71Unhealthy
Oct75Unhealthy
Nov81Unhealthy
Dec83Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Kimilili?

Kimilili sits at 0.8°N, 34.7°E, 1,697 m above sea level, in Kenya. The nearest listed city is Webuye, 22 km away.

Topography around Kimilili

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Kimilili.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kimilili has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 124 m around an average of 1,686 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,120 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,231 m.

The land around Kimilili is covered by trees (44%) and cropland (36%) within 3 km, cropland (45%) and trees (32%) within 16 km, and cropland (36%), trees (27%) and shrubs (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
124 m
16 km
1,120 m
80 km
3,231 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
May weather nearby: Webuye 22 km · Kiminini 26 km · Bungoma 30 km · Kitale 41 km · Moi‘s Bridge 46 km · Malaba 51 km · Manafwa 53 km · Malaba 53 km

Kenya travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type G
240 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 34% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$2,363
2025
Happiness
4.7 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Homicide rate
4.9
per 100k, 2022
Road deaths
28.3
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Lower middle
World Bank
English
High
EF EPI 593
Religion
Christian 86%Muslim 11%other 2%none 2%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Kimilili (0.7877°, 34.7156°, elevation 1,697 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).